Brian Henry
Hooper held down the bottom in the background of Australian cult rockers the
Beasts of Bourbon and Kim Salmon & the Surrealists, but with the former
dissolved for the billionth time and the latter using a different rhythm
section, he has time to concentrate on his solo career, of whichTroubleis
the third example. In a voice reminiscent of David Bowie at his most naked and
backed by straightforward guitar-and-piano based rock (provided in part by
producer/multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey, late of the Bad Seeds), Hooper
croons a series of ballads and mid tempo rockers reflecting the aftermath of a
hard-wrought lifestyle and attempts to get right with those who suffered along
the way.